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,r4 #cejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,jones introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !  
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 ,dep>tm5t ( 
,labor1 to report ! ,consum] ,price     
,index 7,,cpi-,w7 us+ me?odology employ$
 9 #aihj4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hone/y 9 ,consum] ,price  
,index ,report+ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,beg9n+ 9
 #aige1 ,congress requir$ ,social       
,security retirem5t b5efits to          
automatically increase annually 9 ord]  
to provide a co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t        
7,,cola71 bas$ on increases 9 ! ,consum]
 ,price ,index = ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s &  
,cl]ical ,work]s1 or ,,cpi-,w1 a data   
set issu$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor         
,/ati/ics4  7#b7 ,! ,social ,security   
,adm9i/ration website correctly expla9s 
t ! purpose ( ! ,,cola is to ensure t ! 
pur*as+ p[] ( ,social ,security &       

,supplem5tal ,security ,income 7,,ssi7  
b5efits is n erod$ by inflation4  7#c7  
,! ,,cpi-,w data set publi%$ by !       
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics has come "u  
criticism1 z ! ,,bls has made repeat$   
*anges 9 ! me?odology = calculation1    
p>ticul>ly s9ce #aihj1 s t x no long]   
measures ma9ta9+ a con/ant /&>d ( liv+  
by reflect+ *anges 9 price ( a fix$     
m>ket basket ( goods & s]vices1 b r     
reflects ! consum] sub/itution (        
less-exp5sive products & s]vices z      
prices rise4  #c4 ,requir$ report+ (    
c]ta9 consum] price index data us+ #aihj
 me?odology  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,bureau (  
,labor ,/ati/ics %all regul>ly & r\t9ely
 report an additional data set design$  
to replicate ! ,consum] ,price ,index = 
,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s  
or ,,cpi-,w set reflect+ a fix$ m>ket   
basket ( goods & s]vices1 omitt+        
consid]ation ( sub/itution ( goods &    
s]vices due to *anges 9 individual      
consumption patt]ns caus$ by price      
increases1 utiliz+ ! me?odology t 0     

employ$ by su* ,bureau 9 #aihj4  7b7    
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subsection 7a7 %all
 prev5t ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics f  
mak+ *anges 9 ! m>ket basket employ$ 9 !
 new data set requir$ to be creat$ "u   
subsection 7a7 t are necessitat$ by     
te*nological *anges :i* are fully       
disclos$ to ! public prior to mak+ su*  
*anges4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,! requirem5t 9 
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate if ! ,bureau
 ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ends its report+ (  
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